The following chart gives comprehensive information on
what each book contains
along with number of pages, dimensions, and author info and chapter contents.
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Book Part Number: |
B-82 |
Title: |
How to Power Tune the BMC/BL/Rover 1275 A-Series Engine | ||||
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Secondary Title: |
For Road & Track | ||||||
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Author: |
Des Hammill | ||||||
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Book Dimensions: |
8"x 10" |
# Pages: |
112 |
Cover: |
Soft |
Text/Pictures: |
B/W |
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| Intro/Foreword |
Using This Book & Essential Information - (p9-10) |
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Chapter 1: |
Cylinder
Block - (p11-14) Which cylinder block?, Sleeved blocks, Overboring, Stock bores are best, Extra head studs, Block planing, Cylinder head gasket |
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Chapter 2: |
Crankshaft
- (p15-18) Which crankshaft?, Journal wear problems, Thrust washers/endfloat, Problems associated with clutch cover pressure |
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| Chapter 3: | Connecting
Rods - (p19-21) Which connecting rods?, Connecting rod bolts, Checking piston pin fit |
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| Chapter 4: | Pistons
& Rings - (p22-23) Cast pistons, Forged pistons, Piston to bore clearance, Piston rings |
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| Chapter 5: | Cylinder
Block & Block Components - Checking & Preparation - (p24-30) Checking the cylinder block, Crankshaft checking, Checking connecting rods, Checking camshaft bearings, Lifters (cam followers), Important component sizes, Engine balance, Pistons, rings, piston pins, Connecting rods, Dynamic balancing |
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| Chapter 6: | Camshaft
& Camshaft Drive - (p31-36) 1.5:1 ratio rockers, Road camshafts, MG Metro camshaft, 731 camshaft, 544 camshaft, Racing camshafts, 649 camshaft, 597 camshaft, Camshaft drives, Chains, Belt drives, Camshaft timing |
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| Chapter 7: | Cylinder
Head - (p37-48) Which head?, Aftermarket modified standard heads, 100bhp, 110bhp, 120bhp, Valve size combinations, Used modified heads, Unleaded fuel heads, Obtaining a correctly modified cylinder head, Checking modified cylinder heads for size, Aftermarket special heads, Slark Race Engineering down draughted cylinder head, Valve maintenance, Filtration, Compression ratio |
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| Chapter 8: | Cylinder
Head Porting - (p49-57) Inlet ports, Inlet port cross sectional area adjacent to the pushrod holes, Valve throats, Inlet valve seats, De-shrouding the valves, Exhaust ports, Exhaust valve throats, Exhaust port internal sizes adjacent to the pushrod holes, Exhaust port manifold openings, Exhaust valve seat widths |
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| Chapter 9: | Valves,
Guides & Valve Springs - (p58-67) Summary of 1275cc valves sizes, Valve guides, Valve springs, Low lift valve springs, High lift valve springs, Checking springs, Valve lift/full lift poundage requirements, Valve collets and valve retainers |
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| Chapter 10: | Rockers,
Pushrods & Lifters - (p68-75) Rockers, Forged 1.5:1 rockers, Alloy roller tip 1.5:1 rockers, Lifters, Rocker geometry, Pushrods, Pushrod length, Shortening pushrods |
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| Chapter 11: | Pre-assembly
Tips - (p76-82) Cleaning oil galleries/staking plugs, Cylinder bores, Nuts for extra head studs, Securing head studs, Connecting rod little end side clearance, Camshaft rotational freedom, Setting up alloy rockers for offset valve guide heads, Timing chain sprocket alignment, Timing chain cover clearance, Camshaft sprocket clearance, Duplex timing chain tensioner, Timing cover fitting, Timing marks, Oil pump, Oil pressure relief valve, Water pump, Bypass hose |
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| Chapter 12: | Carburettors
& Inlet Manifold - (p83-91) Weber/Dellorto 45mm carburettors, Recommended jetting/settings 45mm (or 48mm if you already own one) Dellorto DHLA fitted with 36mm chokes, Recommended jetting/settings 45mm (or 48mm DHLA if you already own one) Dellorto DHLA fitted with 38mm chokes .. 84, Recommended jetting/settings 45mm (or 48mm if you already own one) DCOE Weber fitted with 36mm chokes .. 84, Recommended jetting/settings 45mm (or 48mm DCOE if you already own one) DCOE Weber fitted with 38mm chokes .. 85, Split 45mm Webers, Recommended jetting/settings for split 45mm Weber DCOE's using 40mm chokes, Checking mixture, Inlet manifolds |
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| Chapter 13: | Ignition
System - (p92-95) Summary of ignition advance requirements, Sparkplugs, Sparkplug HT leads |
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| Chapter 14: | Exhaust System - (p96-97) | ||||||
| Chapter 15: | Flywheel
& Clutch - (p98-106) Problems associated with taper-mounted flywheels, Lightened cast iron flywheels, Steel flywheels, Summary of flywheel/clutch weights, Clutch problems with transverse engines, Clutch cover choice, Clutch cover fit, Paddle clutch plate, Special pressure plates, Setting up clutch, Testing a new clutch, Release bearings/clutch actuation systems |
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| Chapter 16: | Conclusion
- (p107-108) Oil coolers, Initial start-up oil, Starting a newly-built engine, Engine tune-up |
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| Publisher details: | Veloce Publishing Plc. 1998 | ||||||